*Jannik And Lorenzo Sonego Blowing Kisses*

*Jannik and Lorenzo Sonego blowing kisses*

Jannik: Look at what a handsome boy he is! Above all, he is good-looking, then also good at doubles and at Fifa.

Interviewer: We have never heard Jannik talk so much

jannik sinner def. novak djokovic to keep team italy in the davis cup, after saving three match points from 0-40 down (25.11.2023)

every time i start to feel cringe for being too deep in the hyperfixation i remember the intense depression i have waded through and have to remind myself that enjoyment is fleeting (so grab it with both hands), and life is for loving (so hold that love close), and if anyone thinks i’m cringe they must not be having a very good time (and i hope they can find a good time soon).

One of my favourite bits of media history trivia is that back in the Elizabethan period, people used to publish unauthorised copies of plays by sending someone who was good with shorthand to discretely write down all of the play's dialogue while they watched it, then reconstructing the play by combining those notes with audience interviews to recover the stage directions; in some cases, these unauthorised copies are the only record of a given play that survives to the present day. It's one of my favourites for two reasons:

It demonstrates that piracy has always lay at the heart of media preservation; and

Imagine being the 1603 equivalent of the guy with the cell phone camera in the movie theatre, furtively scribbling down notes in a little book and hoping Shakespeare himself doesn't catch you.

davis cup finalists 🇮🇹💙